Steam-radiator.



Patented May 7, |901.

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G. W. EYCLESHYMEB.

STEAM RADIATOR.

(Application filed Apr. 10, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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GEORGE W'. EYOLESl-IYMER, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOMARY J. EYOLESHYMER, OF RAYMERTOWN, NEW YORK.

STEAlVlI-RADIATOR.

SPEGKFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 67 3,767, dated May '7,1901. Application filed April 1900. Serial No. 12,349. (No model.)

To all whoml it may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. EYcLns- HYMER, of Troy, in the county ofRensselaer and State of New York, haveinvented certain 5 new and usefulImprovements in Steam-Radiators; and l hereby declare that thefollowingis a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying d rawings,which form part of this specification.

Io This invention is an improvement in steamradiators; and its objectsare to produce a more uniform distribution of the steam or heatingelement to the pipes, to avoid sharp bends in the fiow of the steamthrough the apparatus, and to cause the steam and water of condensationto always flow downwardly.

The invention therefore consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illus- 2otrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure l is a vertical section through the apparatus. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section on line 2 2, Fig. l, looking downward. Fig. 3 is adetail verlicalsection on line3 3, Fig. l; and

Fig. et is a sectional detail showing the connection of thepipe-sections, part of the intermediate section being shown in fulllines.

The radiator is composed of upper and 3o lower headers A and B,connected by a series of vertical pipes O. The peculiar construction ofthe header A is one of the features of the present invention. Thisheader A has a central upwardly-projecting enlargement E, which isconnected to the steam-supply pipe S, and from this enlargement the topwalls a of the header incline outwardly and downwardly toward the endsthereof. 1Within the header is a series of transverse curved plates orpartitions F, theupper parts of which converge within the enlargement E,

and their lower parts extend downwardly and outwardly in the body of theheader and diverge therein somewhat in fan shape, as

shown. These partitions F separate the steam entering the header anddisperse the same therein, so that the supply of steam will be moreuniformly distributed throughout the header and every pipe in the heaterwill receive a substantially similar supply of steam, which will resultin a much more uniform heating of the pipes. The header B is providedwith an inclined bottom b, through which the Water of condensation isdirected to the outlet-pipe O, which is tapped into one end of thebottom, as shown.

As it is very inconvenient and troublesome to connect the headers A B byvertical or straight sections of pipe, I preferably make the pipes O inupper and lower sections O 6o and O2, respectively, the lower end of theupper section and the upper end of the lower section being respectivelyprovided with couplings O3 and O4. These couplings are provided withright and left hand screw-threads, and, as shown, they are connected bysimilarly threaded pipe-sections c, which are inclined at an angle ofabout forty-five degrees. Each section c consists of a straight pipeprovided on its opposite ends with rightand left 7o hand screw-threads,thus enabling the ends of said sections cto be screwed into thecouplings C3 and C4, respectively, of the vertical sections O' and O2,and as these sections O3 and O4 are curved at their centers on an an- 75gle of about forty-tive degrees the sections c when mounted in positionin the apparatus Will also be on angle of about forty-tive degrees tothe vertical sections O and O2, which, it will be observed, do notaline. By this 8o means any pipe can be easily removed for repairs andreplaced when necessary, and sharp bends in the pipes O are entirelyobviated.

Only one set of pipes C is shown in the drawings conuectingtheheadersAB;butobviously the number of rows of these pipes may be multiplied,according to the size of the heater desired. Preferably when more thanone row of pipes O is employed the pipes `in adjoining rows alternate,so that air pass- 9o ing between them through the radiator will bedirectly subjected to the greatest amount of heating-surface.

It will be observed that as the steam enters the top header A and flowsdownwardly through the pipes O it will assist in carrying any water ofcondensation into the header B and off through the pipe O, and owingtothe absence of any sharp bends in the pipe the outtlow of the steam orheating lluid and Ioo of any water of condensation willibe unobstructed.

The construction shown is well adapted for single radiators or t'ordifferent sections of a radiator, as each header and base and itsconnected parts constitute a unit, and a number of such units can beconnected in series or multiple to form larger heaters, if desired.

When the apparatusis to be used for heating air for furnaces, theradiator may be inclosed in'a casing in the ordinary manner, throughwhich casing the air is blown and is heated by external contact with thepipes.

Having thu's described my invention, what I vclaim is- 1. Thecombination of an upperinlet-head er provided with a straight bottomwall, and a curved top wall, the top wall converging and curvingupwardly into a central enlargement or boss and diverging and 'curvingdownwardly untilit forms a junction with the lower wall, and a series ofcurved deflecting-plates l in said inlet-header conforming in contour tothe shape ofthe said upper wall ofthe header; with a lower outlet-headerprovided with an inclined bottom and an outlet in the lower end of saidbottom, and a series of interposed connecting-pipes for said headers,for the puri pose and substantially as described.

2. In a radiator, the combination of an inlet-header and anoutlet-header; with upper l and lower series of straightvertically-.dis-I posed pipe-sections, the pipes of the upper yseriesand those of the lower series being out of vertical alinement, and acoupling on the projecting end of each of said sections, one of saidcouplings being provided with left-hand screw-th reads and the other ofsaid couplings with right-hand screw-threads, and intermediate straight.sections of pipe connecting the upper and lower vertical sections, saidcon- -necting pipe-sections being also provided with right and left handscrew-threads on their opposite ends, .for the purpose of enabling theconnecting-sections to screw into the respective couplings of thevertical sections, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination in a radiator of an npper header and a lower header,a series of curved deflecting-plates in said upper header 'and aninclined bottom for said lower header; withseries of verticalsteam-conductin g pipes connecting said headers, each of said .pipesconsisting of a long and a short straight section, the long section andthe short section being always out of vertical alinement, and each of`said sections being provided on its projecting end with a curvedcoupling, screwthreaded on its free end., one of said couplings beingprovided with left-hand screw threads and the other of said couplingswith right-hand screw-threads, and an intermediate straight section ofpipe connecting the long and short vertical sections, said connectingpipe-section being` also provided with right and left hand screw-threadson its opposite ends for the purpose-of enabling each connecting-sectionto screw into the respective couplings, the series ofconnecting-sections, in front elevation, being arranged on a line drawndiagonally from one side ot the upper header to the opposite side of thelower header, substantially as described.

4. In a radiator-heater, t-he combination of the upper header A having acentral enlargement or boss E connected to the inlet-pipe, the top wallsof said header being inclined outwardly and downwardly from saidenlargement to the bottom of the header, and a series of curvedpartitions or detlecting-plates F within said header converging withinthe enlargement and diverging within the body of the header; with thelower header and the series of vertical sectional heating-pipesconnecting the headers for the purpose and substantially as described,said pipes being formed of upper and lower Straightsections, the uppersections being always out of alinement with the lower sections and eachsection being provided on its projecting end with a coupling,screw-threaded on its free end, one of said couplings being providedwith left-hand screw-threads and the other of said couplings withright-hand screw-threads, and intermediate straight sections of pipeconnecting the upper and lower vertical sections, said connectingpipe-sectionsbein g also provided with right and left hand screw-threadson their opposite ends for the purpose of enabling theconnecting-sections to screw into the respective couplings,substantially as described.

5. In a heater, the combination of the npper header A having a centralenlargement E connected to the inlet-pipe and a series of curveddetlectving-plates F within said header; and the lower header, providedwit-h an inclined bottom; with a series of sectional heating-pipesconnecting the headers, the said pipes being formed .of upper and lowerstraight sections, the upper sections being always out of verticalalinement with the lower sections and each section being provided on itsprojecting end with a .curved coupling, one of said couplings beingprovided with left-hand screw-threads on its t'ree end .and the other ofsaid couplings with right-hand screw-threads .on its free end, andintermediate straight sections of pipe connecting the upper and lowervertical sections, said connecting-sections being also provided withright and left h-and screw-threads on their opposite ends for thepurpose of enabling the connecting-sections to screw into the respectivecouplings, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of witnesses.

GEORGE EYCLESHYMER.

Witnesses:

PHILIP M. WALES, yCHRISTINA CLossoN, ERNEST B. PERREY.

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